Consumer Entertainment Spending Down 7% in 2010

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2011, and The New York Times, 06/14/11.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, consumer spending decreased another 7% in 2010 after decreasing 5% in 2009. The average consumer spent $2,504 on entertainment or $303.25 billion in 2010 the Bureau says. This compares to $2,693 per consumer in 2009.

According to the 12th Annual Edition of the PricewaterhouseCoopers Global Entertainment and Media Outlook, however, American consumers spent $443 billion on entertainment in 2010. That’s about $1,429 per capita, or $5,716 for each household of four people.

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